Politifact.com: Statements from Dale Petersonhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/dale-peterson/Statements from Dale Peterson reviewed by Politifact.comen-usTue, 25 May 2010 20:45:16 -0400Dale Peterson - Dale Peterson was in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, but there&#39;s more to the storyhttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/25/dale-peterson/dale-peterson-was-marine-and-it-was-during-vietnam/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Dale Peterson was in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, but there's more to the story
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<p> It&#39;s the &quot;it&quot; political ad so far this season. If you haven&#39;t yet seen the ad from tough-talking, cowboy-hat-wearing, rifle-toting Dale Peterson, who is running in the Republican primary to be Alabama&#39;s agriculture commissioner, you really should check it out. Immediately. Time&#39;s Dale Fletcher dubbed it &quot;the Best Campaign Ad Ever.&quot; On MSNBC, Chris Matthews said it &quot;may be the most all-out, all-American, hot dog, apple pie and I love my gun, US of A political ad ever made.&quot; A blog posting on the ad in the Los Angeles Times ran under ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/25/dale-peterson/dale-peterson-was-marine-and-it-was-during-vietnam/">>> More</a>Tue, 25 May 2010 20:45:16 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/25/dale-peterson/dale-peterson-was-marine-and-it-was-during-vietnam/Dale Peterson - Dale Peterson squawks about chicken farm campaign funds in Alabama Ag Commissioner racehttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/25/dale-peterson/candidates-squawk-about-chicken-farm-donations-ala/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Dale Peterson squawks about chicken farm campaign funds in Alabama Ag Commissioner race
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<p>One of the most talked-about political ads of the primary election season comes courtesy of a relatively obscure race: the Republican primary for the Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.&nbsp; It&#39;s the tough-talking, rifle-toting Dale &quot;Cowboy&quot; Peterson who propels the ad to an instant classic. To date, the ad has been viewed more 1.2 million times on YouTube. In it, Peterson aims his most pointed verbal attack against Republican primary opponent Dorman Grace. &quot;Dorman Grace brags on his Facebook page about receiving contributions from industries he would regulate. Bragging about receiving illegal ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/25/dale-peterson/candidates-squawk-about-chicken-farm-donations-ala/">>> More</a>Tue, 25 May 2010 20:09:53 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/may/25/dale-peterson/candidates-squawk-about-chicken-farm-donations-ala/